Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Michael Howie

E-scooter driver and police officer rushed to hospital after collision outside Buckingham Palace

An e-scooter rider and a police officer have been rushed to hospital after a collision outside Buckingham Palace.

The incident happened at 4pm on Friday at the bottom of Constitution Hill.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We sent an ambulance crew, incident response officer and dispatched London Air Ambulance via car to the scene. We treated two males at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre as a priority."

The Met Police said it was called to a collision with a police officer on foot at the eastern end of Constitution Hill next to Buckingham Palace.

A spokesperson said: “Both the rider of the e-scooter and the police officer were taken to hospital. Their injuries were assessed as non-life threatening and non-life changing.

“The scene of the incident was cordoned off while the level of injuries was confirmed.”

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.